I imagine they are regulated because they are intended to kill. No?

Since the Arctic is notably devoid of guns (and people) it’s not surprising that the guns would be coming in from the American border.

Last time I checked the Canadians were clubbing baby seals to death. So at least that backs up your theory on lack of firearms. Up North.

And before anyone tries to launch into me over it; Yes. I do understand that the seal population needs to be controlled. But why not round them up and feed them to the polar bears?

It has a nice ring to it. “club a seal, save a bear.” or “Club a seal, give a polar bear lunch”

Win win if you ask me. But because you didn’t it doesn’t matter.

Javelins and rat poison are dangerous objects designed to kill. We don’t regulate them. Why regulate guns because they are intended to kill? The argument that guns should be regulated simply because they are designed to kill is spurious.

The point of showing that there are larger numbers of aboriginals in prison in Canada was to illustrate that guns are not the cause of crime. There are other societal factors which are completely ignored by the anti-gun movement which show a much higher correlation to murder and crime than gun ownership. The United States has a higher rate of poor and minorities than does Canada and so a higher crime rate is to be expected. To blame guns for crime is also spurious.

The shooting in Texas was not because someone “attempted to rob my neighbors home”. He (stupidly) went to confront the criminals who were robbing his neighbor’s home because the police were (as usual) not arriving in time to capture the burglars. He (wisely) took his firearm with him. The burglars (stupidly) advanced on him while he was holding his firearm in clear view. He warned them to stay back. They continued to advance. He fired and killed them on his property. The police (rightly) ruled it a self-defense. Had he simply fired and killed them climbing out of a neighbor’s window (as you intimate) it would have been ruled an unjustifiable homicide and he would be preparing his legal defense now.

Since the Arctic is notably devoid of guns (and people) it’s not surprising that the guns would be coming in from the American border. I seriously doubt that there’s much concern that they would be coming from Central Africa. On the other hand, and a bit more seriously, criminals will find or fashion weapons no matter what laws are in place.

However, the question remains. Should people have the right to own a firearm for personal protection? Watch this video and tell me this woman shouldn’t have had the right to a gun…

http://www.searandhammer.com/2008/01/police-will-be-there-in-minute.html

If she hadn’t had a gun she would be dead. In fact, if you look at the statistics you’ll find that if a lot of people didn’t have guns they would be dead too.

http://www.searandhammer.com/2008/01/lies-and-brady-campaign.html

I may be dozy today…but I cant get my head around your “javelin and poison” post.

I also dont understand the point you were making about the percentage of aborignals in Canada vs. the prison population…and the comparison to the US.

I guess I always look at the fact American prisons are filled with mostly black and poor americans of all colours shapes and sizes. How many of all condemned men or women on death row are from the middle to upper middle class…let alone the wealthy. I know this is a bit off topic…but you made the comparisons and I am confused as to what it has to do with having the right to bear arms. I for one..dont believe someone should die because they attempted to rob my neighbours home. I do believe this just happened in the US…no?

Javelins and poison aside..Canadian officials are noting a very high increase in guns to our country. Guess where they are coming from?

Laurie

“But the same year, an anonymous contributor to the Quarterly Review, a British political-literary journal, objected to aluminum and proposed the name aluminium, ‘for so we shall take the liberty of writing the word, in preference to aluminum, which has a less classical sound.’”

We quit listening to them on those things a long time ago. . . fortunately we had muskets to get the job done.

Nice, calm and peaceful harmony but I doubt it. If its not them then it would be someone else.

Nuking is the only answer.

Naturally the Americans want it spelled their way and the rest of the world want it spelled correctly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aluminium/Spelling